FACTORS THAT MODIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF RIGHT HEMISPHERE STROKE PATIENTS ON FACIAL AFFECT RECOGNITION TEST

• Authors: Harciarek M.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the present study was to characterize the relationship between left hemispatial neglect (LHN), post-stroke depression, and recognition of emotional facial expression. The Facial Affect Recognition Test by Ekman & Friesen (1976) was administered to 30 RHS patients and 31 demographically matched normal controls. Statistical analyzes revealed that all RHS patients were impaired on the Facial Affect Recognition Test. Additionally, a significant negative correlation between the severity of LHN and the total number of correctly identified emotional faces emerged. Interestingly, the severity of LHN did not correlate with the time needed to complete the Facial Affect Recognition Test, whereas the severity of depression did. However, no significant relationship was found between the severity of depression and the number of correctly identified emotional faces. Moreover, regardless of depression, lack of LHN was associated with significantly better RHS patients' performance on the Facial Affect Recognition Test. These results are consistent with previous studies demonstrating impaired recognition of facial expression among RHS patients. Our study also suggests that there is a unique relationship between LHN, depression, and recognition of facial expression.

Keywords

EN

HEMISPATIAL NEGLECT; PERCEPTION OF FACIAL AFFECT; POST-STRIKE DEPRESSION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; STROKE

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences jointly with the Committee on Psychological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 97-109
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Harciarek M.

• M. Harciarek, Uniwersytet Gdanski, Instytut Psychologii, ul. Pomorska 68, 80-343 Gdansk, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA01743753